i had the same ques as swaram… u answered it but will it really taste good without garlic?Yes, of course, Monu. It’ll be fantastic without garlic too. Just try it out.
and what if I add drumstick to it?

he he u know i have loads of drumsticks at homeHere are two quick recipes using drumsticks, which I like.
First one : Cut and boil the drumsticks with little salt and haldi. Armed with lots of patience, scoop the pulp of the drumstick, one by one. Then do tadka of mustard, red chillies, hing and curry leaves. Add the drumstick pulp and mix well. Its damn tasty.
Second one : Boil 3 to 4 drumsticks cut into 2 inch pieces, with little salt and haldi. Fry 2 red chillies, 1 tsp of urid dal, 1 tsp of pepper, 1 tsp of jeera and hing in as little oil as possible. Grind these masalas with 2 tbsp of grated coconut. Add this masala to the cooked drumsticks and add a cup of cooked moong dhal. Add salt to taste. Tadka with mustard, broken urid dhal and curry leaves. Its fantastic with hot rice. Its called murungakkai milagu poricha kuzhambu. Enjoy. 🙂

I too make this but no sambar and jaggery.My hubby eats this with dosa and i can’t eat anything which has more of tamarind.This curry is m-laws recipe and she says garlic in this curry reduces cholestrol.

Glad you are putting up recipes. I love trying out new recipes even for things I already make. This one is out because we are not heavy garlic eaters; cannot stand the smell. I look forward to the next one in your series 😉